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Following in Pausanias' footsteps?
I am reading Pausanias' _Descriptions of Greece_. There is an
accompanying atlas showing the sites Pausanias describes. I would like to structure a future vacation to following Pausanias' travels, but I know not all the places he references are still visit-able, either they are gone or practically inaccessable. I cannot find something that quite covers this. Can anyone make a recommendation for research? -- Dan Stephenson http://stepheda.com Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) |
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Following in Pausanias' footsteps?
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"Dan Stephenson" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : 2013011621420020834-stephedanospam@maccom... I am reading Pausanias' _Descriptions of Greece_. There is an accompanying atlas showing the sites Pausanias describes. I would like to structure a future vacation to following Pausanias' travels, but I know not all the places he references are still visit-able, either they are gone or practically inaccessable. I cannot find something that quite covers this. Can anyone make a recommendation for research? -- Dan Stephenson http://stepheda.com Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) |
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On 01/17/2013 04:42 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
I am reading Pausanias' _Descriptions of Greece_. There is an accompanying atlas showing the sites Pausanias describes. I would like to structure a future vacation to following Pausanias' travels, but I know not all the places he references are still visit-able, either they are gone or practically inaccessable. I cannot find something that quite covers this. Can anyone make a recommendation for research? Just browsing around in a dull moment I found this - http://www.pausanias-footsteps.nl/ It's in English as well, but it may be that the pages in Dutch are more comprehensive. |
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Following in Pausanias' footsteps?
Dan*Stephenson wrote;
...but I know not all the places he references are still visit-able, either they are gone or practically inaccessable. I cannot find something that quite covers this. Can anyone make a recommendation for research? I know exactly what you are looking for but I don't know if it is still online. Maybe it's just me and I couldn't find it so give it a shot yourself. 10+years ago there was an official Greek website possibly put out by the 'Hellenic Ministry of Culture'? Which as you can see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministr...ourism_(Greece) has merged and disassembled and merged since 2009. So it might have been lost in the shuffle? That old website gave you 3 choices Archaeological Sites, Museums and Monuments thru-out Greece. So say you clicked 'Archaeological Sites', it would then give you an A-Z option. Click 'R', scroll to 'Rhamnous' and click, it would then give a brief description, location, opening dates and time, etc. Perhaps somewhere it is still out there either achived or updated or under a different Gov't branch? This looks like a possibility but I can't get the 'Interactive Culture Map Of Greece' to work for me? http://odysseus.culture.gr/index_en.html Regards, Walter |
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On 2013-01-17 07:07:00 -0600, Tom P said:
On 01/17/2013 04:42 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote: I am reading Pausanias' _Descriptions of Greece_. There is an accompanying atlas showing the sites Pausanias describes. I would like to structure a future vacation to following Pausanias' travels, but I know not all the places he references are still visit-able, either they are gone or practically inaccessable. I cannot find something that quite covers this. Can anyone make a recommendation for research? Just browsing around in a dull moment I found this - http://www.pausanias-footsteps.nl/ It's in English as well, but it may be that the pages in Dutch are more comprehensive. All, that's right. When I found the site and went to the English version, it clearly was not comprehensive. Pausanias really got around! I did not see the Dutch version was more comprehesive through in retrospect the Dutch flag saying so is obvious. I am so glad! In particular, the sites Epidaurus Limera and Zarax weren't in the English version, and THOSE were the two sites I didn't see when I was down visited Monemvasia. I saw Epidaurus Limera from the road but was too footsore to scramble up the hill, and as for Zarax... let me tell you. I drove up a single path road up a steep grade, which wound up being a private drive. And no room to turn around. Oh, a little room, if I make a 13-point turn. With an irate Greek woman burbling away in her irate speech at me in indignation. Through another source, that *was* the right way to go -- I should have had some kind of letter of introduction written by my hotelier. -- Dan Stephenson http://stepheda.com Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) |
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On 2013-01-17 09:45:52 -0600, Poetic Justice said:
Dan*Stephenson wrote; ...but I know not all the places he references are still visit-able, either they are gone or practically inaccessable. I cannot find something that quite covers this. Can anyone make a recommendation for research? I know exactly what you are looking for but I don't know if it is still online. Maybe it's just me and I couldn't find it so give it a shot yourself. 10+years ago there was an official Greek website possibly put out by the 'Hellenic Ministry of Culture'? Which as you can see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministr...ourism_(Greece) has merged and disassembled and merged since 2009. So it might have been lost in the shuffle? That old website gave you 3 choices Archaeological Sites, Museums and Monuments thru-out Greece. So say you clicked 'Archaeological Sites', it would then give you an A-Z option. Click 'R', scroll to 'Rhamnous' and click, it would then give a brief description, location, opening dates and time, etc. Perhaps somewhere it is still out there either achived or updated or under a different Gov't branch? This looks like a possibility but I can't get the 'Interactive Culture Map Of Greece' to work for me? http://odysseus.culture.gr/index_en.html Regards, Walter Aha, I think this is it http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/eh23.jsp I didn't see Epidaurus Limera or Zaraz offhand, but, it is still a good resource. I like to make a thorough research up front, so the trip itself is laid-back. This looks helpful. Another "following Pausanias" question is: how long? I visted a lot of Greece back in my 2009 trip, but it was not as comprehensive as Pausanias. Would 3 months do it? Hmm. -- Dan Stephenson http://stepheda.com Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) |
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On 01/19/2013 01:58 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
On 2013-01-17 07:07:00 -0600, Tom P said: On 01/17/2013 04:42 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote: I am reading Pausanias' _Descriptions of Greece_. There is an accompanying atlas showing the sites Pausanias describes. I would like to structure a future vacation to following Pausanias' travels, but I know not all the places he references are still visit-able, either they are gone or practically inaccessable. I cannot find something that quite covers this. Can anyone make a recommendation for research? Just browsing around in a dull moment I found this - http://www.pausanias-footsteps.nl/ It's in English as well, but it may be that the pages in Dutch are more comprehensive. All, that's right. When I found the site and went to the English version, it clearly was not comprehensive. Pausanias really got around! I did not see the Dutch version was more comprehesive through in retrospect the Dutch flag saying so is obvious. I am so glad! In particular, the sites Epidaurus Limera and Zarax weren't in the English version, and THOSE were the two sites I didn't see when I was down visited Monemvasia. I saw Epidaurus Limera from the road but was too footsore to scramble up the hill, and as for Zarax... let me tell you. I drove up a single path road up a steep grade, which wound up being a private drive. And no room to turn around. Oh, a little room, if I make a 13-point turn. With an irate Greek woman burbling away in her irate speech at me in indignation. Through another source, that *was* the right way to go -- I should have had some kind of letter of introduction written by my hotelier. Sounds like a good way to wreck your rental car! |
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On 2013-01-21 06:40:22 -0600, Tom P said:
On 01/19/2013 01:58 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote: On 2013-01-17 07:07:00 -0600, Tom P said: On 01/17/2013 04:42 AM, Dan Stephenson wrote: I am reading Pausanias' _Descriptions of Greece_. There is an accompanying atlas showing the sites Pausanias describes. I would like to structure a future vacation to following Pausanias' travels, but I know not all the places he references are still visit-able, either they are gone or practically inaccessable. I cannot find something that quite covers this. Can anyone make a recommendation for research? Just browsing around in a dull moment I found this - http://www.pausanias-footsteps.nl/ It's in English as well, but it may be that the pages in Dutch are more comprehensive. All, that's right. When I found the site and went to the English version, it clearly was not comprehensive. Pausanias really got around! I did not see the Dutch version was more comprehesive through in retrospect the Dutch flag saying so is obvious. I am so glad! In particular, the sites Epidaurus Limera and Zarax weren't in the English version, and THOSE were the two sites I didn't see when I was down visited Monemvasia. I saw Epidaurus Limera from the road but was too footsore to scramble up the hill, and as for Zarax... let me tell you. I drove up a single path road up a steep grade, which wound up being a private drive. And no room to turn around. Oh, a little room, if I make a 13-point turn. With an irate Greek woman burbling away in her irate speech at me in indignation. Through another source, that *was* the right way to go -- I should have had some kind of letter of introduction written by my hotelier. Sounds like a good way to wreck your rental car! The road itself was no worse than many country roads in Scotland. The trouble was my car was relatively wide and the driveway at the top wasn't so large. Next time, I'll park at the bottom and walk up the hill. -- Dan Stephenson http://stepheda.com Travel pages for Europe and the U.S.A. (and New Zealand too) |
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